Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-02-09
Boiled ham at E. A. Knaak 8.

Maud Granger ia booked for q date
ia March at Turner Hall, in "Frou
Frou.''
The Harry Moore Comedy company
wound up for these at Grand Rapids
last Friday evening.
Friday Senator Pettibone presented
a petition from citizens of Dodge county
praying for the abolition of the Dodge
county court.
"A grand prize masquerade will take
place at Moore's hall, Reeseville. Mon
day evening, February a. Three val
liable prizes will be awarded on costumes.
Frank J. Sibley, P. G. G. I. OF
Nebraska, and lecturer for the seventh
district. will speak on temperance and
Good Tempiary at the M. e. church to-
morrow evening.
Prof. D. Martin, who is announced
as the latest European importation, king
Of magicians, prince of ventriloquists and
illusionist, will shortly give an exhibition
in this city.
The Rev. E. L. Eaton, presiding
elder of the Madison district, will deliver
| his celebrated lecture entitled "The
Witch of Endor,' at the M. e. church in
this city, Tuesday evening, February %.
e. Seibel & Co. carry full line
of the celebrated Clark's Mile-end Spool
Cotton at their dry goods and carpet
store, and the announcement of the fact
they make known through the medium
of double-column advertisement else
where in this paper.
The surprise party held at the home
of Mrs. 7. G. Ryan, in the Second ward,
last Wednesday evening. was one of the
most enjoyable of the season. Although
taken completely by surprise, Mrs. R.
was equal to the occasion and soon made
her welcome visitors at home All were
unanimous in declaring Mrs. Ryan a
charming hostess.
The Watertown Gas Company has
reduced the price of gas to the city SO
cents per thousand feet, since January
1st, and to private consumers % cents per
thousand. This is a reduction to the
city of rs cents per thousand and to pri-
vate consumers so cents per thousand
since January 1st, 1885, Ifconsumption
guarantees it, further reductions will be
made.
the Catholic clergy of the Philadel-
phia diocese have received orders from
Archbishop Ryan to instruct the choirs of
their respective churches that no music
not especially written for the church shall
be sung at any church service All oper.
attic music and many popular compost
tons which have been adapted to the
words of the service Will be banished.
The Racine Business Mems associa-
ton numbers more than 100 members,
and its efforts to increase business in that
city are meeting with good success A
rubber factory with capital of $50, 900,
wrench factory with capital of $50, 900,
tack factory with a capital of $4,000,
and aclock factory with capital of s2O,.
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months. Good persistent effort by the
business men of any town can but be
beneficial in the end.
| Bills introduced into the legislature
by Jefferson county members:
By Mr.. Field, relating to the assess
ment and taxations of bank stock.
The law now is that all bank stock
shall be assessed and taxed in the
assessment district where the bank is To-
Gated. The amendment offered by Mr..
Field simply makes it read County and
assessment district" Both Jefferson and
Dodge counties have claimed the assess
ment of the bank stock in WATERFOWL on
account of the city being situated in two
counties. Mr. FIELDS bill will get ridgof
this controversy and annoyance in tie
future.
| At the recent meeting of the State
Convention of Charities and Corrections
the following was presented relative to
the Dodge county asylum:
The Dodge county asylum at Juneau
is one of the best in the state. There is
about 100 people cared for there, the
sexes nearly equally divided. The build.
/ ing is of brick, stands on a hill near the
railway, and is quite imposing 1t has
40 acres of land, and Mr.. Virgins, the
superintendent, has leased eighty acres
additional. The building is DIVIDED into
four wards, each with four single rooms
and four dormitories, and the establish
ment is more than self-supporting SO far
as the county is concerned. . There are
/ twenty-six inmates from other counties,
for whom So week is received. and this
brings the revenue up to a profitable